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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, (304) 696-7153
Marshall ‘Campaign’ surpasses $98 million
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – More than $98 million of the $100 million goal has been secured for Marshall University’s “Campaign for National Prominence,” Marshall University Foundation Inc. President and CEO Glen Kerkian announced last weekend.
The celebratory announcement highlighted the Foundation’s quarterly board meeting at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, W.Va. Nearly 50 people attended the weekend event, including Marshall Foundation board members and guests, and MU faculty and staff members.
“The attainment of the $100 million ‘Campaign for National Prominence’ goal, combined with the fact that we will soon be managing more than $100 million in assets, puts Marshall University and the Foundation in elite company,” Kerkian said. “Our students and academic colleges will be the beneficiaries of this consistent outpouring of generosity.”
The board assembled Friday, June 24 to hear an informative presentation by Dr. Paul Uselding, the new dean of the Lewis College of Business.
Following his remarks on integrating the academic realm with the corporate world, the board adjourned to various committee meetings to consider old business and strategize future opportunities. The evening finished with a dinner cruise around the resort lake and entertainment by current Marshall student Victoria Landgrave and her accompanist Mark Smith.
At the Saturday morning session, the university’s incoming president, Dr. Stephen J. Kopp, spoke to the group. Dr. Sarah Denman, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, then gave a state-of-the-university presentation. The board meeting concluded with the campaign update from Kerkian.
“Marshall’s future is exciting,” Foundation Chairman Monica Hatfield said. “This weekend we had the pleasure of meeting Marshall’s new president. Sarah Denman shared student accomplishments on the state and national levels. Glen Kerkian shared wonderful news about the conclusion of the Campaign for National Prominence, which will occur at the end of this year. The Foundation’s endowments and assets are at an all-time high. Needless to say, I left the meeting feeling that Marshall is truly on the road to national prominence.”
The Marshall University Foundation Inc. was established Jan. 3, 1947 as a nonprofit educational corporation to solicit, receive, manage and administer gifts on behalf of Marshall University. It is a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Marshall’s Office of Development secures private financial support for the university and encourages greater participation by alumni. The Foundation board of directors is comprised of 36 alumni, community and business leaders.
More information on the Foundation is available at www.marshall.edu\foundation, or by calling Kerkian at (304) 696-2826.